"We laud the Supreme Court's decision to grant Rep. Satur Ocampo his provisional release. This move from our High Court is a triumph of our rule of law over governmental abuse. When he was arrested, we condemned the manner by which our authorities have been handling the two decade-old case against Ka Satur. We questioned the motive for his arrest, especially because of the election issue his party-list is confronting.

Once again, the Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a citizen whose rights have been violated by an overzealous executive branch. We hope that this admonition from the SC will deter our authorities from engaging in tactics that intimidate political dissent. We are in a democracy, and there is no room for political harassment in our democratic system."